Jerusalem Boys Choir

The Jerusalem Boys Choir performing at the El Ghriba synagogue, Djerba, Lag Ba'omer 2007

The Jerusalem Boys Choir, (hebrew: Pirchei Yerushalayim), was established in 1975 by Chanan Avital and is located in Jerusalem, Israel.^[1] The boys ages range from 10 to 14.

History

On July 4, 1975 Chanan Avital was injured in the Ben Yehuda Street Bombing in Zion Square, Jerusalem. After he recovered he decided to arrange a hasidic music festival for children. The result of this was the establishment of a choir. Since then Avital has established around 22 choirs all over the world, his main one being the Jerusalem Boys Choir.

The first album was entitled: “Hasidic Music Festival for Children” which included Hasidic tracks. A series of four albums followed entitled “Sukkat David” which included Mizrahi tracks.

The choir performs around the world including Argentina, Brazil, Morocco, Panama and Tunisia. The choir sings three times a year in France. The choir sings in a range of various genres ranging form Oriental to Hasidic and even Yiddish and foreign hits.

Albums

Title	Year Released	Comments
40 Songs for Jerusalem	2007	Double album, commemorating 40 years since the reunification of Jerusalem.
Bat Yerushalayim	2007
30 Years	2005	Double album , commemorating 30 years since the choir’s inception.
Ratziti Shetada	2005	Dedicated to the memory of Israeli singer, songwriter and composer Uzi Hitman.
Chanan Avital & Pirchei Yerushalayim sing Hasidic songs	2005	A collection of “golden hits”.
Chanan Avital & Pirchei Yerushalayim sing Eastern songs	2005
Noladiti El Hamanginot	2005	A collection of songs by Uzi Hitman, Naomi Shemer, and Shlomo Carlbach.

See also

• Jewish music

References

1. ^ During the 1960s another choir called by the same name was headed by Yigal Calik, but it ceased functioning when Calik returned to London and established the London Boys Choir.

External links

• Official site